At Birmingham Hippodrome, we work to support local artists and companies.
We believe in Birmingham and the West Midlands, and want to do everything we can to make sure that the creative talent of our region is able to develop, thrive, and make careers from a base here.
Our New Work & Artist Development team has been created to make the Hippodrome a vibrant and supportive home for West Midlands creatives with regular activity on weekly, monthly, bi-monthly, seasonal and annual cycles.
Current Opportunities for Creatives
If you need any support with applying for any of the opportunities below, please email us at the link below.
Hippodrome Creatives
For artists, producers and creatives living or working in Birmingham and the West Midlands.
Sign up for our updated Hippodrome Creatives community for FREE where you can benefit from:
- Free rehearsal space
- Artists Lounge – a relaxed space for Creatives to be at home in the Hippodrome with kitchen facilities, a lounge and library (open weekdays 10am – 5pm)
- Creatives support sessions, socials and workshops
- Ticket offers to shows on the Hippodrome main stage and in the Patrick Studio
- Monthly enewsletters
The team will be in the Artists’ Lounge and available to chat every Friday 11am – 12.30pm.
Writer’s Block
We are excited to be the home of Writer’s Block, a quarterly scratch night hosted by Grace Barrington and Sophia Griffin, where artists get to test out ideas and share works-in-progress to a group of people for feedback.
Here’s a bit more from Sophia and Grace about the event:
“It’s an intimate space where we get to talk through the knots, the sticking points, the stuck points, the “idk if this is even an idea” stages. It’s a space for artists to gather; to remind ourselves of the incredible thinkers and makers in the city, and have time to connect and collaborate with each other.
We ask three different writers to share something which they are writing/devising for the stage. Every writer is given a 20 minute slot; we listen to what they are working on, and then we give feedback. At the end, there’s time for drinks and socialising.
If this sounds like something you’d like to be a part of, then please come along – share your work, or lend an ear to someone else’s.
Upcoming Dates
Wed 28 Feb
Wed 15 May
Find out more
Playspace
For three days every month, Playspace allows a different artist or team access to space at Birmingham Hippodrome to explore an idea with no pressure to create a piece of work.
Applications are now open for April – June 2024 and will close on Wednesday 20 March 2024.
What we’re looking for:
- Theatre creatives in the West Midlands with an idea to explore
What we’re offering:
- Three days of free rehearsal space
- Access costs
- A small materials budget
- An outside eye if useful
These opportunities are open to artists 18+
If you would like to submit your application via video or audio file, please tell us a bit about your idea and remember to include your name and email address.
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